The Student Newspaper of Newnan High School

Category: Art

The Newnan High School Art department does much more than simply sit in class drawing portraits or painting pretty landscapes. The reach of their efforts extends into other academic departments at the school and even to other schools as well as the surrounding community. … More NHS Art Department Presents a World of Collaboration

The Allstate Art Symposium is a statewide art competition usually sponsored by a university. In the past it has been hosted by Georgia State University (GSU), and before that the University of Georgia (UGA). Now Columbus State University (CSU) sponsors the competition. Art teachers who are part of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) can send one student artwork per student to compete against other students’ art from around the state. … More NHS Art Students Competed in All-State Art Symposium

Mr. Doug Adams’ pottery class at Newnan received the opportunity to participate in a tea ceremony, using the teacups they crafted themselves. Craig Canedy has come down from Sandy Springs each semester for four years to do this ceremony with the students so that they get to use their hand made tea cups. … More Guest Speaker Shared Tea with Pottery Students

Figure drawing is not necessarily a detailed form of art. An artist’s eye can accurately discern the shape of an arm or determine how long a leg needs to extend with a quick glance. Mastering the art of figure drawing teaches the artist to perfect that quick glance as well as to resist the urge to either photograph or second guess what they see. … More Drawing the Figure with Martin Pate

Cargill, a major agricultural company and the largest privately held corporation in the United States, celebrated its fourteenth Off the Wall art program in late September, with a reception for twelve Newnan High School artists whose artwork will hang at Cargill’s Newnan plant for the next year. … More Off the Wall Celebrates Community Partnership with Art

Prowl and Growl staff writers Vivian Duncan and Kayla Wagner visited the Newnan Art Walk this fall. In their coverage of the event, they provide an in depth look at the event and its artists. … More NHS Students Recap the Fall Newnan Art Walk